Thanks, Tom, for reminding us how generous Hermann and Mieke Groicher of the Fawn Brook Inn have been with their long-term commitment to feeding birds in Allenspark.
Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, one didn't even have to call. We just showed up at the Fawn Brook Inn year after year and found the feeders full of seed or sugar and the trees full of Rosy-FInches and Hummers. The Colorado Field Ornithologists did recognize their dedication by presenting them with a Homeowner's Appreciation Award in 2006. Over the years since the inaugural award in the year 2000, homeowners, landowners and various institutions have received such awards for their hospitality in welcoming birders. THANKS to the Groicers! It's been a good run. Joe Roller, Board, CFO On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Tom Wilberding Boulder CO < twilberd...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hello birders, > For 33 years Hermann and Mieke Groicher have fed winter rosy-finches with > cubic yards of sunflower seed and summer hummingbirds with barrels of sugar > water. Hermann and Mieke are birders. They own and manage the Fawn Brook > Inn in Allenspark near Rocky Mountain National Park. Hermann is the chef > and Mieke the hostess; they live above the restaurant. As you may have read > in the *Daily Camera, *below, they are 77 years old and ready to retire. > The Inn is for sale but still in operation. I had lunch there yesterday and > counted 15 hummingbird feeders, all supplied with sugar water and > surrounded by mobs of grateful hummers. > I believe Hermann and Mieke deserve an award for increasing the number of > rosy-finches, hummingbirds, and other birds in Boulder County. Many of us > have made the trek to Allenspark over the years in both winter and summer > to see what’s at their feeders. It’s been a free ride. > To thank Hermann and Mieke, call them at (303) 747-2556. Or call for a > reservation for a fine meal and thank them in person. > To thank them with a donation for seed and sugar water, mail a check to > Hermann Groicher, Fawn Brook Inn, P. O. Box 387, Allenspark, CO 80510. > Here is an article about them: > http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_20764805/owners-allensparks-fawn-brook-inn-moving-after-33 > Here is their website: www.fawnbrookinn.com > Three cheers for the Groichers! > Tom Wilberding > Boulder, CO > > **** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cobirds/-/obEFhTYMx_kJ. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
